Purdy. Purdy Car.

We've noticed of late that Priuses (Priui?) have been multiplying in our neighborhood like bunnies. There are suddenly 3 on our block alone, and last week I counted 4 passing by at one of the intersections here while we waited for a light. This makes sense really, as our neigborhood matures from its early bohemian, starving artist vibe into an enclave of working (film) Industry types who are all suddenly realizing they'd better reproduce before they get any older, but still want to be hip. This is a Democratic stronghold, and living here suits us, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy a Prius, no matter how socially responsible that would be. We just couldn't get past the ugly. So we are bucking the trend, and bought this instead... a Mercedes SLK 280. Its purdy. Its speedy. Its a hardtop convertable. It gets... well... better gas mileage than our other car. And we have the Vespa to alleviate any gasoline guilt. Still, I feel we've managed to buy yet another Republican car, and I imagine that at night, after we've parked it in the garage, it mutters to the SUV, commiserating over the indignities of being driven around by a couple of Democrats, and plotting on how they should get together and beat up the Vespa.